Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1887-03-14
OUR new QUARTERS.
s. The Democrat" Moves IutO It's
Mammoth New Quarters in the
Wasatch Block.
The Editorial Rooms, the Composing
Rooms, the Business Office, Book
Bindery and Job Department
The Growing Enterprise In COmmO'
diOus Quarters in the Central
Part Of Town.

For many months past the growth OF
THE DEMOCRAT has been so marked as TO
make it evident that the old stand on the
other side of Main street must be aban-
doned and more commodious quarters
sought. Just where to move to was a
difficult question to solve, and it was not
until few days ago that the present
location was decided upon and the
work of making the necessary alterations
was begun. The extensive improve
ments have at last been almost COM
pleted. and to-day THE DEMOCRAT issues
for the first time from the new quarters.
THE BRAIN DEPARTMANT.
Beginning on the second floor of the
establishment, the first places you come
to at the head of the main hall are the
editorial rooms. Here in commodious,
light and bright quarters may be
found the tables of the editor-in-chief,
the associate editor, the telegraph editor
and the city editor, with spare room for
reporters and friends who happen to drop
around. The sanctum, when completed,
will be supplied with files, books of refer
ence, and all the appurtenances OF
frst-class editorial room. For the present
we are comfortable, and being in a good
condition for growing we may pass to
THE COMPOSING ROOMS,
Across the hall. Here, under the direc-
ton of an energetic young foreman, is
found THE DEMOCRATS handsome corps
of comps. This department consists of
two large rooms connected by broad
arched doorway Along the south side
stand the Ceases" while along the north
side are the "stones, " the foreman table,
batteries, etc., etc., and in the east end
is the elevator, on which the forms are
let down to the press room, thirty feet
below. The place is supplied with good
flood OF light from the south windows,
and with such surroundings the type
stickers are sure to run up bigger
'string" than ever.
In the little hall which separates the
composing room from the sanctum will
be found a neat wash-stand and the
cleanest of "office fowl" to be found in
any newspaper Office in the land. Here
also is a staircase leading down to the
apartment below.
THE BOOK BINDERY.
Across another little hallway to the
north of the composing room are two
more rooms fitted up with all the latest
improved machinery for a frst-class
book bindery, which will be run in con-
nection with the job department of the
Office.
THE BUSINESS OFFICE.
The spacious room on the ground floor,
! Just three doors east of the Wasatch cor
ner, and facing north on Second South
street, is the business Office of THE Demo-
Graf. Here the general business man
ager and his gentlemanly assistants will
be found always ready for any sort of a
! transaction, from the sale of a single
copy of the paper up to a thousand dol
| lar advertising or Job printing contract
The Office is neatly arranged and is more
commodious than the one at the old
stand.
THE JOB DEPARTMENT.
About week ago THE DEMOCRAT com
panv purchased the mammoth job print
ing plant of Mr.. j. c.. Parker, and that
gentleman has been employed as general
superintendent of the mechanical work
ings Of the Office. The plant consists of
a complete outfit of presses, cases, type,
stationery, ETC., and is acknowledged to
be the most complete job Office in the
western country. The next room to the
rear will be used for stationery and gen.
eral store room.
THE PRESS ROOM.
Descending to the basement, busy
scene meets the eye. Here in the front
room may be seen five presses running at
one time. The huge Cottrell cylinder
press, upon which THE DEMOCRAT is
struck off, stands in the south end of the
room, and along toward the door the four
job presses of different sizes are seen.
Here may be printed everything, from
the largest posters to the smallest call
ing card, and it will be readily acknowl-
edged to be the finest press room in this
regien. Behind this is the boiler room,
ink, coal and wood cellars and general
store rooms.
IN CONCLUSION,
1t may be said that, while the present
Improvements in THE DEMOCRATS home
are vast in extent, they may be consid-
cred as only one of the many evidences
of the papers growth, and this step may
be considered only as the first of a long
series which will lead up to the high
pinnacle which THE DEMOCRAT can, must
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